New humans are always very efficient in handling paperwork, and soon Hayashi Kaori reported to Lin Youde about the situation of the aliens on the ship: "So far, only five people have decided to disembark, and more than fifty others have expressed their intention to stay on the ship - at least I think they do." The rest are still under consideration. ”

"What about the Tula?" Lin Youde asked.

"I haven't obtained much information at the moment, but ......" Lin Xiangzhi was saying, and the Tula people sent a meeting request to Lin Youde, and Lin Youde forwarded the request to Lin Xiangzhi, who immediately changed his words, "Then good luck, if you can persuade the Tula people to stay on the ship, it will be very helpful to maintain the combat effectiveness of this ship." ”

At the same time as Lin Xiangzhi's communication ended, Lin Youde opened the door of the captain's room, and the three Tula people's land capsule was already waiting outside.

The leader was Mr. Stockings, and the female Tula, who usually served as the conductor of the Tulas, stayed behind Mr. Stockings.

"I remember Mr. Stockings, you're not the leader of the Tulas, are you?"

"Of course not, but all the people on the ship think that I am the best person at communicating with humans, so they sent me to be the negotiator this time."

Lin Youde nodded in understanding, and Hiroko brought tea and snacks - and then she suddenly realized that the Tula people could not enjoy them, and an embarrassed smile appeared on her face.

Mr. Stockings spun around in the Lu Xing capsule to show that he didn't care, and then he looked at Lin Youde and went straight to the point: "We Tula people don't plan to leave the Enterprise en masse at such a time, this ship also means quite a lot to us, we have walked with it through so many battles that seem impossible to win, and our feelings for it are not much worse than you humans." We cannot abandon him at such a time. But we, as Tulas, who have little to do with the whole thing, show up on the battlefield and kill the people of Neville and Penry, which will cause a lot of diplomatic trouble. ”

Lin Youde shrugged: "I think it's a question of whether there will be diplomacy in the future." ”

"Yes," replied Mr. Stockings with the utmost affirmation, "even in the worst of times, inter-ethnic communication will never be completely interrupted, and there will always be people in every civilization who are willing to understand the other." As long as there are multiple civilizations in the galaxy, diplomacy is bound to exist. It is precisely because of this conviction that we Tulas cannot openly get involved in this matter. We boarded the Enterprise in the name of an expeditionary team, and our mission was to bring the intelligence and knowledge of the supercivilization to the Tula civilization back to the Enterprise. This official status makes it possible for us to follow the Enterprise in the battle against the Na'vi and Pengrui in this way, which will cause many problems. ”

Lin Youde probably understood what Mr. Stockings was going to say.

"You...... Meaning, want to abandon this official identity? ”

"That's right, as long as we change our identities, we can legitimately join the war with the enterprise."

"Uh," Lin Youde frowned, his brain seemed to realize something, but when he tried to guide this "what" out of the depths of his mind, he always failed, he could only dig out the product of the flash of inspiration in an interview, while continuing the conversation, "What identity are you going to change?" And, the more critical question, how to change it? ”

"It's very simple, as long as we get to the next interstellar hub galaxy, we can put on a show."

Mr. Stockings' words inspired Lin Youde and made him catch what had just come out of nowhere.

"You ...... Are you going to make it look like I'm deliberately imprisoning you? Is that so? ”

"That's right, that's no problem at all."

"Yes," Lin Youde protested, "it's a big problem, so I'm not a bad person?" ”

"I thought you were mentally prepared to be the bad guy." Mr. Stockings responded.

Lin Youde blinked his eyes, still feeling that something was wrong, he thought about it and asked, "Is this appropriate?" Although you just said that the Tula people have feelings for the Enterprise Account, is this feeling really so strong that you should follow the Enterprise Account even if you do this? You can leave the Enterprise and return home with the information and technical information you've already obtained. ”

"We can let a few of the younger members 'escape' while acting, and let them use their brain partners to bring the information back." So says Mr. Stockings.

Lin Youde's brows furrowed even tighter: "Is there this necessary?" This makes me think your motives don't make sense. I know that the Tula people are good old people, but ......"

Mr. Stockings thought for a second, then twisted his body in the Lu Xing capsule, exchanged glances with Miss Tula, the Supreme Lady behind him, and then said, "We are also interested in evolution. In fact, we have been trying to evolve our race into a species that can adapt to more planetary types, but the Latour story has negated our efforts to evolve through self-reinvention. ”

Lin Youde let out an "ah".

Mr. Stockings continued, "There are many arid, hot, or excessively cold planets in the sectors that the Galactic Council has assigned to us, and the colonization plans have not been particularly smooth because the environment is too harsh for us. No one likes to settle in a harsh environment, everyone likes a warm and comfortable sea. This has become an important factor restricting our development, so there is the experiment that led to the birth of the Latour people.

"And on the way to travel with the Enterprise, we have obtained a lot of information that indicates that the super-civilization is also studying the problem of its own evolution, and if we continue to travel with the Enterprise, we may be able to find a solution to the problem that we Tula people are facing. We Tula people were able to have civilization in the first place, because the super-civilization left the heart of Tula on the planet, which allowed us to control the octopus and have the ability to use tools with tentacles. If not, we would probably become similar to dolphins on Earth, with well-developed brains, but they will never be able to evolve into true intelligence because they can't easily use tools. Not to mention civilization.

"It is not an exaggeration to say that the Tula civilization was born by supercivilizations, so now, I think that in order to solve the problems we face, we should also look for the answers from supercivilizations. Can you accept my explanation? ”

Lin Youde nodded and complained casually: "I always feel like I've been talking to people about this kind of issue a lot lately......

"Because now the upper civilizations of the galaxy have basically encountered problems that cause their races to stand still. In fact, as long as we examine those civilizations that have died, it is not difficult to find a law, all civilizations have three periods of middle age and old age, and after spending the vigorous youth, they will enter a stable and static middle age, and then a little bit of aging, into the twilight of life. You humans are still young, and we are already middle-aged......"

Lin Youde couldn't help but be poor: "So do you have to face a mid-life crisis?" ”

Mr. Stockings let out a Tula laugh and rolled through the capsule a few times.

"Yes, that's a pretty good analogy, it's something like that. Most of the upper races are facing a midlife crisis, and some have been in crisis for a long time. ”

"You mean the Ilarai?" Lin Youde asked.

Hiroko covered her mouth and smiled lightly next to her, but she barely made a movement, and she didn't attract the attention of the Tula people at all, and Lin Youde probably wouldn't have noticed it if it weren't for Noah's extrasensory sense. This kind of hospitality style is probably only made by Hiroko who has a lot of elements of the old era, and Xia Yongzhi and other new human women will probably directly participate in the conversation.

Lin Youde personally actually prefers Xia Yongzhi's more assertive performance, but Lin Youde can't hate Bozi's practice of concentrating on the scenes.

Although he knows that this kind of performance is a remnant of the unequal patriarchal society in the past, Lin Youde just wants to enjoy Hiroko's tenderness at the moment.

Mr. Stockings rolled around in the Lu Xing capsule again, and then said to Lin Youde, "I have explained so much, can I ask you to cooperate with our actions?" ”

Lin Youde felt that he couldn't agree immediately, so he had to think twice, so he thought for a second before replying: "No problem, I have this black cauldron on my back." ”

Mr. Stockings rolled around for the third time, and then said to Lin Youde: "Of course, the Tula people who pretend to flee will tell the truth to the Tula government." In fact, this kind of thing doesn't need to be kept secret, just let it go. ”

"yes, I get that." Lin Youde said and stretched out his hand to the Tula.

The Tula people also immediately shook hands with Lin Youde with the mechanical arm of the capsule.

After the Tula people left, Hiroko, who had been quiet, finally spoke: "I always thought it would be great to be able to leave the Muenzo Star Zone, if I had stayed in Muenzo all the time, as a noodle shop proprietor, probably I would never have heard these interesting conversations." I've come to understand how men always want to go far away. ”

Lin Youde looked back at Bozi and said with a smile: "Now you can go as far as you want." Because you're as strong as a man......"

"So you're going to travel longer, my dear." Hiroko naturally called out affectionate words, "Take me to see more scenery, see more wonderful things, and get in touch with more interesting races." ”

Lin Youde put his arm around Hiroko's waist, and then kissed her lips, and after a long lingering kiss, Lin Youde whispered, "I will, leave it to me." ”

"I will also contribute my strength to share your worries."

"I'm sure you will." Lin Youde kissed Hiroko again, and then pressed her towards the sofa behind her.

Just then, the door to the captain's room opened, and Lily stepped in, stunned at the sight, and then she stepped back and went out, leaving the door closed as it was.

Lin Youde and Hiroko looked at the closed hatch together, and the two laughed together a second later.

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(Mom, it's better to grit your teeth than you can grit your teeth if you're third today, but it's better to grit your teeth.) Damn, I really want to spank Watchman's ass...... (To be continued.) )